27 November, 1941.                     
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                          OPTEL 3                           
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
A Free French Corvette has brokan down South West of Iceland 
      in bad weather and her condition is thought to be serious. Assistance 
                          has been sent.                    
 
                                                            
 
 
A Dutah submarine which has been on patrol off North West 
             Italy reports having sunk two schooners.       
 
                                                            
 
 
A British sloop was torpedoed this morning North East of Tobruk; 
      a destroyer is returning to Alexandria with survivors. No further 
                        details available.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
                        (2) MILITARY                        
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                           LIBYA                            
              . Nothing further to Optel No. 2              
 
                                                            
                          RUSSIA.                           
 The German advance East of Tula and Orel continues 
                           to progress.                     
 
                                                            
 
 
                            (3)                             
                       AIR OPERATIONS                       
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
25th/26th. 62 tons high explosives were dropped at Brest in 
      excellent visibility; operation was hampered by a smoke screen 
      but bombs fell close to the Battle Cruisers. 23 tons were dropped 
             successfully on the docks at Cherbourg.        
 
                                                            
 
 
26th/27th. 118 aircraft were sent out, 100 to Emden and 18 
      to Ostend. 1 bomber is missing and two came down in the sea, 
                      1 crew being rescued.                 
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                           LIBYA                            
. 24th/25th. 24 Wellingtons attacked aerodrome 
      Benina and Berca and harbour at Benghazi. 25th/26th. 21 Wellingtons 
      again attacked Benghazi harbour. Satisfactory results were reported. 
      On 25th and 26th, Blenheims and Marylands heavily attacked enemy 
      forces of tanks and mechanical transports in SIDI OMAR and BIR 
      SHEFEROEN area; several hits were obtained on vehicles many of 
      which were set on fire. 25th/26th. 11 Albacores attacked a heavy 
      concentration of mechanical transports in SIDI 0MAR area, 2 Squadrons 
      of fighters attacked enemy tanks and M.T. between EL ADEM and 
      EL DUDA hitting and damaging many vehicles. Fighter. 24th: our 
      fighters shot down 5 M.E. 110 near SIDI OMAR; 3 are missing. 
      A petrol lorry and several other lorries were destroyed on the 
      road South of BARCE.